List of Warriors video games

Koei, the main developer and publisher of Warrior series.

The Warriors meta-series, known as Musou (無双 Musō, lit. "Unrivalled") series in Japan, is an action game series created by Omega Force and Koei (now Koei Tecmo). The first title, Dynasty Warriors, was premiered in Japan in 1997. The meta-series contains Dynasty Warriors games, Samurai Warriors games, and spin-off titles.

Dynasty Warriors series

Dynasty Warriors, known as Sangokumusou (三國無双 Sangokumusō, lit. "Three Kingdoms Unrivalled"), is the first and the largest sub-series of Warriors series. While the second and follow titles are named as Shin · Sangokumusou (真・三國無双 Shin · Sangokumusō, lit. "True · Three Kingdom Unrivalled"), English localization remain naming Dynasty Warriors, made all English titles are a number ahead of their Japanese counterparts.

Numbered games

Title	Original release date
	Japan	North America	PAL region
Dynasty Warriors	February 28, 1997[1]	June 30, 1997	December, 1997
Notes: Released on PlayStation. Known as Sangokumusou (三國無双 Sangoku Musō) in Japan. Fighting game.
Dynasty Warriors 2	August 3, 2000[2]	October 26, 2000[2]	November 24, 2000[2]
Notes: Released on PlayStation 2. Known as Shin · Sangokumusou (真・三國無双) in Japan. Also available on PlayStation Network (2012).[3]
Dynasty Warriors 3	September 20, 2001[4]	November 26, 2001[5]	March 22, 2002[5]
Notes: Released on PlayStation 2. Known as Shin · Sangokumusou 2 (真・三國無双2) in Japan. Also available on Xbox (2003). An expansion Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends (known as Shin · Sangokumusou 2 Moushouden in Japan) was released in 2002.
Dynasty Warriors 4	February 27, 2003[4]	March 25, 2003[6]	June 27, 2003
Notes: Released on PlayStation 2. Known as Shin · Sangokumusou 3 (真・三國無双3) in Japan. Also available on Xbox (2003) and Microsoft Windows (2005). Several expansions and re-release versions were released: The expansion Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends (known as Shin Sangokumusou 3 Moushouden in Japan) was released in 2003 on PlayStation 2. The expansion Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires (known as Shin Sangokumusou 3 Empires in Japan) was released in 2004 on PlayStation 2. An PC re-release Dynasty Warriors 4: Hyper (known as Shin Sangokumusou 3 Hyper) was released in 2005.
Dynasty Warriors 5	February 24, 2005	March 29, 2005	June 24, 2005
Notes: Released on PlayStation 2. Known as Shin · Sangokumusou 4 (真・三國無双4) in Japan. Also available on Xbox (2005) and Microsoft Windows (2006). Several expansions were released: The expansion Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends (known as Shin Sangokumusou 4 Moushouden in Japan) was released in 2005 on PlayStation 2. The expansion Dynasty Warriors 5 Special (known as Shin Sangokumusou 4 Special in Japan) was released in 2005 on PlayStation 2, and in 2006 on PC. The expansion Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires (known as Shin Sangokumusou 4 Empires in Japan) was released in 2006 on PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360.
Dynasty Warriors 6	November 11, 2007[7]	February 19, 2008[8]	March 7, 2008[9]
Notes: Known as Shin · Sangokumusou 5 (真・三國無双5) in Japan. Released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Also available on PlayStation 2 (2008), and PlayStation Portable (2009).[10] Several expansions or re-release versions were released: The expansion Dynasty Warriors 6 Special (known as Shin Sangokumusou 5 Special in Japan) was released in 2008 on PlayStation 2, and in 2009 on PlayStation Portable. An PC re-release Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires (known as Shin Sangokumusou 5 Empires in Japan) was released in 2006 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and in 2010 on PlayStation Portable.
Dynasty Warriors 7	March 10, 2011	March 29, 2011	March 31, 2011
Notes: Known as Shin · Sangokumusou 6 (真・三國無双6) in Japan. Released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Also available on Microsoft Windows (2012).[11]
Dynasty Warriors 8	February 28, 2013[12]	July 16, 2013[13]	July 19, 2013[13]
Notes: Known as Shin · Sangokumusou 7 (真・三國無双7) in Japan. Released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Also available on PlayStation 4 (2014), and Microsoft Windows (2014).

Non-numbered games

Title	Original release date
	Japan	North America	PAL region
Dynasty Warriors	December 16, 2004	March 16, 2005	September 1, 2005
Notes: Known as Shin · Sangokumusō (真・三國無双) in Japan. Released on PlayStation Portable.
Shin · Sangokumusō BB	December 16, 2004	Not available	Not available
Notes: Released on Microsoft Windows. Massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
Dynasty Warriors Advance	March 24, 2005	August 29, 2005	December 2, 2005
Notes: Known as Shin · Sangokumusō Advance (真・三國無双Advance) in Japan. Released on Game Boy Advance.
Dynasty Warriors Online	Spring 2006	November 10, 2010	Not available
Notes: Known as Shin · Sangokumusō Online (真・三國無双Online) in Japan. Released on Microsoft Windows. Also available on PlayStation 3 (2010) and PlayStation 4 (2014). Succeeor of Shin · Sangokumusō BB, thus also a Massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2	March 23, 2006	October 24, 2006	November 17, 2006
Notes: Known as Shin · Sangokumusō 2nd Evolution (真・三國無双 2nd Evolution) in Japan. Released on PlayStation Portable.
Jan · Sangokumusō	March 23, 2006	Not available	Not available
Notes: Original Japanese is Jan · Sangoku Musō (雀・三國無双, lit. "Mahjong · Three Kingdom Unrivalled") in Japan. Released on PlayStation 2. Also available on PlayStation Portable (2006) and Nintendo DS (2006). Mahjong game.
Dynasty Warriors DS: Fighter's Battle	April 5, 2007	July 24, 2007	August 31, 2007
Notes: Known as Shin · Sangokumusō DS Fighter's Battle (真・三國無双DS ファイターズバトル) in Japan. Released on Nintendo DS.
Mobile Shin · Sangokumusō	January 18, 2008	Not available	Not available
Notes: Released on Cellphones.
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce	February 26, 2009	April 28, 2009	May 1, 2009
Notes: Known as Shin · Sangokumusō Multi Raid (真・三國無双 MULTI RAID) in Japan. Released on PlayStation Portable. Also available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 (2009).[14]
Shin · Sangokumusō Multi Raid 2	March 11, 2010
Notes: Released on PlayStation Portable.
Dynasty Warriors Next	December 17, 2011	February 22, 2012[15]	February 22, 2012[16]
Notes: Known as Shin · Sangokumusō Next (真・三國無双 NEXT) in Japan. Released on PlayStation Vita.
Shin · Sangokumusō Vs	April 26, 2012	Not available	Not available
Notes: Released on Nintendo 3DS.

Samurai Warriors series

Samurai Warriors, known as Sengokumusou (戦国無双 Sengoku Musō, lit. "Unrivaled Warring States") is the series based loosely around the Sengoku ("Warring States") period of Japanese history.

Title	Original release date
	Japan	North America	PAL region
Samurai Warriors	February 11, 2004	May 6, 2004	June 25, 2004
Notes: Known as Sengokumusou (戦國無双 Sengoku Musō, lit. "Warring States Unrivalled") in Japan. Released on PlayStation 2. Also available on Xbox 360 (2004). An enhance version Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends, known as Sengoku Musō Mōsyōden (戦国無双 猛将伝) in Japan, was released in 2004. Then a PlayStation Portable version Samurai Warriors: State of War, known as Geki · Sengoku Musō (戦國無双) in Japan, was released in 2005 (Japan) and 2006 (Western).
Samurai Warriors 2	February 24, 2006	September 19, 2006	September 22, 2006
Notes: Known as Sengokumusou 2 (戦國無双2) in Japan. Released on PlayStation 2. Also available on Xbox 360 (2006), Microsoft Windows (2008), PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita (2013).
Samurai Warriors: Katana	September 20, 2007	January 15, 2008	February 22, 2008
Notes: Known as Sengokumusou Katana (戦國無双KATANA) in Japan. Released on Wii.
Samurai Warriors 3	December 3, 2009	September 28, 2010	May 28, 2010
Notes: Known as Sengokumusou 3 (戦國無双3) in Japan. Released on Wii. Also available on PlayStation 3 (2011) and PlayStation Portable (2012).
Samurai Warriors: Chronicles	February 26, 2011	March 27, 2011	March 25, 2011
Notes: Known as Sengokumusou Chronicles (戦國無双 Chronicle) in Japan. Released on Nintendo 3DS. A upgrade version Sengokumusou Chronicles 2nd (戦国無双 Chronicle 2nd) was released in 2012 in Japan.
Samurai Warriors 4	March 20, 2014	October 21, 2014	October 24, 2014
Notes: Known as Sengokumusou 4 (戦國無双4) in Japan. Released on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. Also available on PlayStation 4 (2014) and PlayStation Portable (2012).
Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 3	December 4, 2014	Not available	June 24, 2015
Notes: Released on PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS.
Samurai Warriors 4-II	February 11, 2015	September 29, 2015	October 2, 2015
Notes: Known as Sengokumusou 4-II (戦國無双4-II) in Japan. Released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.

Warriors Orochi series

Warriors Orochi, known as Mosou Orochi (無双OROCHI Musō Orochi) in Japan, is a series developed by Koei and Omega Force. It is a crossover of Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors.

Title	Original release date
	Japan	North America	PAL region
Warriors Orochi	March 21, 2007	September 18, 2007	September 21, 2007
Notes: Known as Mosou Orochi (無双OROCHI Musō Orochi) in Japan. Released on PlayStation 2. Also available on Xbox 360 (2007) and PlayStation Portable (2008) and Microsoft Windows (2008).
Warriors Orochi 2	April 3, 2008	September 23, 2008	September 19, 2008
Notes: Known as Mosou Orochi Maou Sairin (無双OROCHI 魔王再臨 Musō Orochi Maō Sairin, lit. "Unrivalled Orochi Demon Lord Rebrith") in Japan. Released on PlayStation 2. Also available on Xbox 360 (2008) and PlayStation Portable (2008).
Musou Orochi Z	March 12, 2009	Not available	Not available
Notes: Released on PlayStation 3. Also available on Microsoft (2009).
Warriors Orochi 3	December 22, 2011	March 20, 2012	April 6, 2012
Notes: Original Japanese is Musou Orochi 2 (無双OROCHI 2 Musō Orochi Tsū). Released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Also available on PlayStation Portable (2012), Wii U (2012), PlayStation 4 (2014), Xbox One (2014).

Dynasty Warriors: Gundam series

Dynasty Warriors: Gundam, originally released in Japan as Gundammusou (ガンダム無双 Gandamu Musō), is a series which based on the Gundam anime series. Games were developed by Omega Force and published by Bandai Namco Games.

Title	Original release date
	Japan	North America	PAL region
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam	March 1, 2007	August 28, 2007	November 9, 2007
Notes: Known as Gundammusou (ガンダム無双) in Japan. Released on PlayStation 3. Also available on Xbox 360 (2007) and PlayStation 2 (2008).
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2	December 18, 2008	April 22, 2009	April 24, 2009
Notes: Known as Gundammusou 2 (ガンダム無双2) in Japan. Released on PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3	December 16, 2010	June 28, 2011	July 1, 2011
Notes: Known as Gundammusou 3 (ガンダム無双3) in Japan. Released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn	December 19, 2013	July 1, 2014	June 27, 2014
Notes: Known as Shin · Gundammusou (真・ガンダム無双) in Japan. Released on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.

Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage series

Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage, released in Japan as Hokutomusou (北斗無双 Hokuto Musō), is a series developed by Omega Force and published by Tecmo Koei. It is based on the manga franchise Fist of the North Star by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara.

Title	Original release date
	Japan	North America	PAL region
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage	March 25, 2010	November 2, 2010	November 5, 2010
Notes: Known as Hokutomusou (北斗無双) in Japan. Released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. An International version was released in 2010 in Japan.
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2	December 20, 2012	February 5, 2013	February 8, 2013
Notes: Known as Shin · Hokutomusou 2 (真・北斗無双) in Japan. Released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Also available on Wii U (2013).

One Piece: Pirate Warriors series

One Piece: Pirate Warriors, also known in Japan as One Piece: Kaizoku Musou (ワンピース 海賊無双 Wan Pīsu Kaizoku Musou), is a series developed by Omega Force and published by Bandai Namco Games. It is based on the One Piece manga and anime franchise by Eiichiro Oda.

Title	Original release date
	Japan	North America	PAL region
One Piece: Pirate Warriors	March 1, 2012	September 21, 2012	September 25, 2012
Notes: Known as One Piece: Kaizoku Musou (ワンピース 海賊無双) in Japan. Released on PlayStation 3.
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2	March 20, 2013	August 30, 2013	September 3, 2013
Notes: Known as One Piece: Kaizoku Musou 2 (ワンピース 海賊無双2) in Japan. Released on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3	March 26, 2015	August 25, 2015	August 28, 2015
Notes: Known as One Piece: Kaizoku Musou 3 (ワンピース 海賊無双3) in Japan. Released on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Microsoft Windows.

Independent titles

Title	Original release date
	Japan	North America	PAL region
Warriors: Legends of Troy	May 26, 2011	March 8, 2011	March 18, 2011
Notes: Known as Troymusou (TROY無双 Torei Musō) in Japan. Released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Hyrule Warriors	August 14, 2014	September 26, 2014	September 19, 2014
Notes: Known as Zelda Musou (ゼルダ無双 Zeruda Musō) in Japan. Based on the video game series The Legend of Zelda. Released on Wii U. An extended port Hyrule Warriors Legends was released for Nintendo 3DS in 2016.
Arslan: The Warriors of Legend	October 1, 2015	February 9, 2016	February 9, 2016
Notes: Released on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows. Based on the anime The Heroic Legend of Arslan.
Berserk and the Band of the Hawk	October 27, 2016	February 21, 2017	February 24, 2017
Notes: Set for release on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 (Japan only), and Microsoft Windows Based on the manga Berserk.
Musou Stars	2017	TBA	TBA
Notes: Set for release on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. Crossover between multiple Koei Tecmo franchises such as Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive, Toukiden and Atelier.[17]

References

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12. PS3F (December 6, 2012). "Dynasty Warriors 8: New Faces Plus Japanese Release Date Announced". PlayStation News International. Retrieved December 6, 2012. Shin Sangokumusou 7 will storm PS3s in Japan on February 28th. A western release is likely but remains TBA.
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External links

• Koei Tecmo America
• Koei Tecom Europe
• Koei Tecom Japan (Japanese)